Morocco vs Spain Prediction | Match Preview and Stats
Believe it or not, Morocco advanced from Group F as the first team. But as a reward for their efforts, they get to play Spain in the Round of 16. Morocco are one of the standouts of the tournament and this would be only the second time that they qualified for the knockout stages of the competition.
Spain, one of the favourites of the competition, had a much tougher group to deal with than previously thought. Nevertheless, they got a somewhat easier opponent on paper in Morocco, but given everything that happened so far at the tournament, they can’t rely on their favourites status.
We provide you with a thorough Morocco vs Spain prediction in order to help your future bets.
Morocco vs Spain – Form and Team News
Morocco advanced from Group F by conceding only a single goal. They played 0:0 with Croatia and won against Belgium by 2:0. Their last game was versus Canada, which was an easier task than anyone anticipated.
The Atlas Lions took a commanding lead after only 23 minutes of gameplay. Hakim Ziyech and Youssef En-Nesyri both scored their first goals of the tournament to make it 2:0. However, Canada got back in it thanks to an own goal from Aguerd. But it was all the Maple Leafs could do as they ended the competition with all three defeats.
Spain have qualified for the knockout stages. But no one could have predicted that Japan would qualify in front of them. La Furia Roya started the tournament with a 7:0 win versus Costa Rica. Then they drew against Germany 1:1, bringing them closer to the next round.
However, the game against Japan posed an opposite not seen many times in previous tournaments. Spain took the lead thanks to an Alvaro Morata header. But just when everything seemed well for Spain, they conceded two goals in three minutes.
Ritsu Doan was once more the architect of a Samurai Blue comeback, as he scored another goal off the bench. It was followed by Ao Tanaka’s goal, which made it 2:1 for Japan, but it also allowed both teams to qualify for the next stage.
Morocco vs Spain – Starting Lineups
We don’t see both managers making any significant changes to their lineups. We assume that they will be sticking with the following 11s.
- Morocco: (GK) Yassine Bounou; (DEF) Achraf Hakimi, Romain Saiss, Nayef Aguerd, Noussair Mazraoui; (MID) Sofyan Amrabat, Azzedine Ounahi, Abdelhamid Sabiri; (ATC) Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal, Hakim Ziyech.
- Spain: (GK) Unai Simon; (DEF) Eric García, Jordi Alba, Aymeric Laporte, Cesar Azpilicueta; (MID) Sergio Busquets, Gavi, Pedri; (ATC) Marco Asensio, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres.
Morocco vs Spain – Betting Tips
Morocco is the surprise team of the tournament, but we are now in the elimination stage. Even though their odds of winning at 7.20 odds do seem attractive, Luis Enrique and his men are going to have a lot to say about it. The best that Morocco can hope is for the game to finish in a draw (4.00) and go to overtime.
What our Morocco vs Spain prediction advises you to do is to consider the draw at the half but Spain’s ultimate win in the end at 4.20. Also, Spain to score in the 2nd half is available at 1.60 for you.
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